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London, Preview, Singapore

Television Time: An Interview with Laura Fraser, Star of BBC’s Forensic Drama ‘Traces’

Laura Fraser is probably best known for her role as Lydia Rodarte-Quayle in AMC’s Breaking Bad. But even before that break-out role, the Scottish actress has already has had a swathe of fascinating characters she’s played on her resume, including female protagonist Door in the 1996 TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere, and as Kate in A Knight’s Tale. Now, her star is rising more than ever, as she … Continue reading Television Time: An Interview with Laura Fraser, Star of BBC’s Forensic Drama ‘Traces’

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Arts, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

Kam and Support The Queens of Asia Comedy (Preview)

In conjunction with International Women’s Day 2020 this March, get ready for KAM Productions as they bring the first ever Queens of Asia Comedy Special to Kuala Lumpur and Singapore for a night of stand-up like never before! Assembling a team of Asia’s biggest female comedians, expect a no holds-barred extravaganza of raunchy jokes and hilarious debauchery as they put the POWER in empowerment.  Across … Continue reading Kam and Support The Queens of Asia Comedy (Preview)

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Books, literature, Review

Review: SingLit Power House (#BuySingLit 2020)

Organised as part of the Singapore Book Council’s #BuySingLit movement 2020, the former Pasir Panjang Power Station transformed into SingLit Power House for one weekend, filling the space with exhibitions, book sales, burgers, and performances; all in the name of promoting Singapore literature. As a space, there’s a brutal beauty to the industrial nature of Pasir Panjang Power Station, with its high ceiling and wide … Continue reading Review: SingLit Power House (#BuySingLit 2020)

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London, Preview, Singapore

Television Time: Cosmos – Possible Worlds on National Geographic

Beloved science franchise Cosmos returns for a third season with Cosmos: Possible Worlds, featuring a two-hour world premiere on 10th March 2020. The series will be released in Southeast Asia at the same time as the United States with two back-to-back episodes every Tuesday (8am Singapore) Forty years after introducing a young Carl Sagan’s dreams of Space Age and interstellar exploration through the hit 1980 … Continue reading Television Time: Cosmos – Possible Worlds on National Geographic

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Arts, Preview, Singapore, Theatre

★★★★☆ Review: Am I Old? by Sharul Channa

Putting elderly issues and caretaker’s lives in the spotlight with a touch of comedy.  Learning is a lifelong process. And for 68-year old Savitri, that’s a saying she’s taken completely to heart, as the single, retired school teacher tries out stand-up comedy for the first time in Am I Old?  Created and performed by Sharul Channa in conjunction with International Women’s Day 2020, Am I Old sees … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Am I Old? by Sharul Channa

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Arts, Concert, Music, Preview

Music Is: VCHPresents – Chamber, with The Stradivari Quartet and Pavel Haas Quartet (Preview)

Two of today’s top string quartets perform in the Victoria Concert Hall as part of the SSO’s VCHpresents: Chamber series this spring. In April, the brilliant Stradivari Quartet brings two programmes of Classical and Romantic works; before the Pavel Haas Quartet delves into Beethoven’s magnificent “Great Fugue” for String Quartet in May. On 17th April, the Stradivari Quartet performs works by Strauss and Enescu before … Continue reading Music Is: VCHPresents – Chamber, with The Stradivari Quartet and Pavel Haas Quartet (Preview)

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Art What!, Arts, Museums, National Gallery, Preview

Art What!: Non-Aligned at the NTU Centre For Contemporary Art

The British Empire spanned from Asia to Australia to Africa to America to the Caribbean. The various colonial territories gained their sovereignty and independence at different times, in processes of decolonization that played out in the histories of nations, but also determined the lives of individuals. Opening at the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art this April, Non-Aligned brings together three moving-image works by artists, filmmakers, and … Continue reading Art What!: Non-Aligned at the NTU Centre For Contemporary Art

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Music Is: Singapore International Piano Festival 2020 [CANCELLED]

The 27th edition of the annual Singapore International Piano Festival will take place from 4th to 7th June 2020, featuring a stellar line-up of pianists, all making their Singapore Piano Festival debuts. Pianists Nelson Goerner, Mei Yi Foo, Leon McCawley and Christian Zacharias will each perform a solo recital at Victoria Concert Hall for the festival, with a broad line-up of music. With 2020 being … Continue reading Music Is: Singapore International Piano Festival 2020 [CANCELLED]

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Art What!, Arts, Museums, National Gallery, Preview

Art What!: Rizman Putra’s From Gelam to Glam at the Malay Heritage Centre

Launched in January 2020 during Singapore Art Week, Art Encounters is a mobile artist’s studio and gallery housed in three repurposed shipping containers and designed to travel to unique sites around Singapore over three years. Following on from Lionel Sabatté’s Concrete Contemplations from the Past in the City of Tomorrow in January, the second edition of Art Encounters features multidisciplinary artist Rizman Putra as he presents From … Continue reading Art What!: Rizman Putra’s From Gelam to Glam at the Malay Heritage Centre

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Art What!: The Everlusting Tales at UltraSuperNew Gallery

Known for his sexualised renderings of familiar Disney princesses, the work of visual artist and printmaker, Djohan Hanapi will be presented in a solo exhibition at UltraSuperNew Gallery this March. Titled The Evelusting Stories, get ready to see Snow White, Ariel and all your favourite cartoon heroines like never before. Strictly not for children, watch as these toon girls bare it all and change your image of them … Continue reading Art What!: The Everlusting Tales at UltraSuperNew Gallery

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